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NET FRAME.

No. 452,381. 1 6116111611 May 19,1891.

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NET FRAME.

No. 452,381. Patented May 19,1891.

\UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST F. MEISSELBAOH AND XVILLIAM MEISSELBAOH, OF NEXVARK, NEV JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,381, dated May 19, 1891. Application filed December 8, 1890- Serial No. 373,879. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I) are longitudinal grooves extended inward Be it known that we, AUGUST F. MEIssEL- from the end of the head upon its opposite BACI-I and WILLIAM MEISSELBAOH, citizens sides, with a hole formed in the bottom of of the United States, residing at Newark, Esthe groove near its inner end.

sex county, New J ersey, haveinvented certain cl is the ferrule, (shown in Figs. 1 and 6,) new and useful Improvements in Frames for with a smooth bore adapted to fit the head 7 Fishermens Nets, fully described and reprc- The frame is formed of a cross-bar or wire sented in the following specification and the .e and two side bars or wires f, the ends of accompanying drawings, forming a part of which are bent parallel to one another to form I the same. shanks, which are fitted to the grooves b.

The object of this invention is to furnish a Short pins g, adapted to fit the holes 0, are

folding frame for a fishermans net and to furshown upon the inner sides of the shanks in nish a simple and expeditious means of at- Fig. 5. taching the same to the pole. The contiguous ends of the wires 6 and f I5 Heretofore collapsible frames have been are flattened, as shown in Fig. 2, and perfoformed by dividing the frame into several rated for rivets, and thin links 2' are fitted to parts and connecting each with a rigid hinged the flattened ends and jointed thereto by rivjoint, which has commonly been made larger ets j. The proportions of the links and the than the wire of which the frame was formed. flattened ends of the wires are made such as 20 In slipping such a frame into the hem of the to render the joint only a little larger than net the hinges present considerable obstructhe Wire itself, while the rounded ends of the tion by their projection above the sides of links greatly facilitate the passage of the net the wire. over the same. The outer corners of the In our invention we obviate such projeclinks are rounded, so as to offer scarcely any 25 tion of the hinges by flattening the'wire at the obstruction to the net when its hem is slipped joints and applying thin links to the flattened over the wires. The pins 9 in like manner sides to form a link-jointbut little larger than are made very short for the same reason. the wire itself. To attach the ends of the The frame is attached to the pole by applywire frame quickly to the pole we fit the two ing the shanks of the wires f to the grooves 0 ends of the wire into longitudinal grooves b in the head h, with the pins g in the hole 0, formed at the opposite sides of the head of and slipping the ferrule upward over the the pole and hold them in the grooves by a shanks, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. ferrule slipped or screwed over the outsides The ferrule is constructed to press elastiof the wires. cally upon the shanks of the Wires f when it is 5 The invention will be understood by referpushed forward in its operative position, as 8 ence to the annexed drawings, in whichshown in Fig. 1, and the frame is thus locked Figure 1 is a side view, and Fig. 2 an edge upon the pole in a manner suitable for use, View, of the frame attached to the end of the while the mere slipping of the ferrule (l0W11- pole. Fig. 3 is a side view, and Fig. 4 a plan, ward, as shown in Fig. 5, operates to release 40 of the head of the pole, upon a larger scale. the shanks instantly from the head. Fig. 5 is a side view of the frame detached To promote the clamping of the shanks by from the head of the pole, and Fig. (i a section the ferrule the shanks may be tapered exterof the head of the pole. Fig. 7 is a side view nally toward their ends, as shown in Fig. 5, of the frame and head of the pole in section which also operates to diminish the total 5 and the ferrule furnished with an internal thickness through the shank and pins g, and

' screwthread, and Fig. 8 shows the frame thus diminishes the obstruction offered by folded up for convenience in packing and the pin to the movement of the shank through transportation. the hem of the net.

at is the handle of the pole, and h its head. A collar 5 is formed upon the head to limit 5o (Shown formed of sheet metal.) the downward movement of the ferrule, and

to prevent the loss of the ferrule the upper end of the head is provided with a projecting flange or lug If, which thus retains the ferrule in place while permitting its movement within the desired range.

In order to form a frame of the desired stiffness, in which the greater portion is attached rigidly to the handle, and to avoid forming acute corners in such frame, we construct the same of three pieces, the cross-bar 6 being curved to form aehord of twenty-five to thirty degrees, and the side bars, which are attached rigidly to the handle, being curved convexly adjacent to the same to form an angle of about ninety degrees with the cross-bar.

We are aware that a quadrangular netframe has heretofore been constructed with its two outer sides of curved form; but we are not aware that a triangular frame has ever been formed with each of its sides curved convexly to form a suitable angle with the adjacent side. Ve therefore disclaim the said former construction.

hen the frame is detached, it may be folded into a very narrow compass, 'as shown in Fig. 8, and packed with the handle in a suitable ease.

The entire construction furnishes a very simple and convenient device, and furnishes the utmost facility for applying the net to the frame and applying the frame to and remov ing it from the handle.

Instead of using the pins 9 upon the shanks to retain the shanks in the grooves l), the head and the outer sides of the shanks may be Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what is claimed herein is- 1. In a fishermans net, the combination, with the handle having its head provided with the grooves 11 and ferrule (I, of a jointed frame provided with shanks fitted to such grooves, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In a fishermans net, the combination, with the handle having its head provided with the sliding ferrule and with the grooves Z), having holes 0, of the jointed frame provided with shanks fitted to such grooves, and having pins fitted to the holes 0, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the handle (L, of the head 71, having the collar 1 and lug 7c, and formed with the grooves 11 upon its opposite sides, the ferrule d, fitted to slide over the grooves between the collar and the lug k, and the jointed frame provided with shanks fitted to the grooves b and locked therein by the ferrule, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AUGUST F. MEISSELBACII. WILLIAM MEISSELBACII. Witnesses:

HENRY J. MILLER, FREDERICK O. FIscHEn. 

